Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.
- Raul Rosas Jr. withdraws from UFC Noche 3 card in San Antonio: It’s a bummer that Rosas Jr. is out, but I cannot be alone in thinking Rob Font 2.0 was a bad match up for the young talent.
- Pic: Dillon Danis ‘knocked out Luke Rockhold today’ in backstage brawl, claims ‘fat’ Daniel Cormier is next | Misfits 22 : Danis spreading tall tales? It couldn’t be.
- Mackenzie Dern scores vacant title shot vs. Virna Jandiroba at UFC 321: Two fights ago, Dern’s career as a contender was looking shot. Now, she’s favored to end 2025 as UFC champion — quite the turnaround!
Insomnia
Raja Jackson has already found a new wrestling promotion despite brutally assaulting fellow professional wrestler, Syko Stu. Wild!
Kayla Harrison and Cris Cyborg are more likely to suddenly become best friends than ever actually fight.
Miesha Tate making a verbal goof while making questionable medical statements is fun.
Payton Talbott recently scored a profile in NY Times for being a standout prospect with unique style.
On a similar note, Craig Jones’ willingness to poke fun at BJJ’s hyper seriousness is more than necessary.
Lost in the shuffle of all the major fight announcement’s yesterday: Marvin Vettori is getting Hulk’d.
Is Dnaiel Cormier cooking with his new squad of athletes?
Slips, rips, and KO clips
A simultaneous trade of right hands is usually won by the man who moves his head.
This high kick came at such a funky angle, right around the guard.
After this KO win last week, Chapolin scored a Contenders Series bout on Sept. 2!
Random Land
New investment strategy just dropped:
Midnight Music: Rock, 1982
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
